Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a $397,908 grant to Highlands Community Services Board of Abingdon for the Washington County Drug Court Program. He issued the following statement:
“Drug courts offer an alternative within the criminal justice system to comprehensively treat people suffering from… Read more »
In February, I wrote in this column about a series of hearings that were planned in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. The Subcommittee, on which I serve, wanted to launch an in-depth examination of rising insulin prices. Insulin is a necessity for millions of Americans suffering from diabetes, and soaring prices are a hardship for… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $5,851,103 in grants to health center programs in Lee and Scott Counties:
“Health centers provide valuable care and medical services to residents in underserved or rural areas. The significant grants awarded by HHS will support the work of health centers… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $2,301,604 grant to Tri-Area Community Health in Carroll County:
“Health centers provide valuable care and medical services to residents in underserved or rural areas. This significant grant awarded by HHS will support the work of Tri-Area Community… Read more »
When not in Washington, D.C., voting in the U.S. House of Representatives during March, I was able to visit several sites where exciting research projects are underway. Previously, I wrote about some of them at Virginia Tech.
More recently, I visited a farm site where scientific accomplishments once seemingly from the realm of a futuristic novel promise to make a difference in our daily… Read more »
FDA Commissioner Gottlieb
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has announced his intention to step down from his post. President Trump originally appointed him to the position in 2017 at the beginning of his term. Before Dr. Gottlieb departs, I would like to offer my thanks for his service and his notable accomplishments.
I have worked with… Read more »
We Must Call Out Anti-Semitism
On March 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning hate, including anti-Semitism.
It is unfortunate that a resolution and a vote on the topic was even necessary. Religious liberty is a bedrock principle in our country. We understand this in Virginia, where Thomas Jefferson wrote, and the General Assembly passed, the Statute for… Read more »
Insulin Prices
I recently held a meeting in the Ninth District with board members of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as well as children who live with juvenile diabetes. They told me their stories. One of the challenges of living with juvenile diabetes is unfortunately too familiar to many, even those with other medical conditions. That problem is high costs for… Read more »
Did Your Power Stay On During the Cold Spell? Thank Coal
Extreme cold temperatures at the end of January imposed hardships on many in Virginia as well as other parts of the country, closing schools and interrupting travel plans, among other difficulties. Some areas in the Midwest experienced record low temperatures well under zero degrees Fahrenheit.
Such periods of extreme cold can… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after retaining his places on the Subcommittees on Energy, Health, and Oversight and Investigations of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, notwithstanding the reduction by over 30% of Republican membership of these Subcommittees:
“I am pleased to have been reappointed to these Subcommittees. The Energy and… Read more »
